SPOKANE, Wash. –  The Whitworth men's tennis squad returns to Scotford Tennis Center this weekend with some momentum after coming off its first Northwest Conference road sweep since 2021. The Pirates battle Lewis & Clark on Saturday and George Fox on Sunday. Both matches will begin at 11:00 am.

Check the Whitworth men's tennis schedule page for live links to this weekend's match.

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The Pirates: The Bucs (2-2 overall, 2-1 NWC) took down Pacific 4-3 in a gutsy performance on Saturday. The Boxers took the doubles point, but the Pirates came out with four, three-set singles wins to secure a victory. Connor Judson tied the match for Whitworth in the No. 4 position before Matt Hossack clinched the match with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win in the No. 6 spot.

On Sunday, the Pirates took down Linfield 5-2. This time, Whitworth swept doubles to earn the first point while Hossack and Henry Preacher cruised to singles wins. Matt Froslan clinched the match after a 7-6 (9-7), 6-0 win in the No. 5 position.  

The Opponents: Lewis & Clark comes into this weekend at 2-5 overall and 2-1 in conference matches. The River Otters beat Puget Sound and Willamette 6-1 last weekend at home. L&C is led by 2025 second team All-NWC selection Noah Sutin, who is 0-4 this season from the No. 1 position and 3-0 in the No. 2 spot. Kaden Sigurdsson and Kai Wills pair as the top Ott doubles duo. Whitworth has lost 19 consecutive matches to L&C with the last win coming in 2016.

Goerge Fox (3-1, 3-0) travels to Washington this weekend looking to maintain its unblemished conference record. Last week, the Bruins took down Willamette 5-2 and swept Puget Sound 7-0. GFU is led by first-team All-NWC player Zach Moore and second team selection Ikuho Ebisu, who are the top doubles tandem. Keita Shoji is the No. 2 singles player for the Bruins. George Fox holds a nine-match winning streak over the Pirates dating back to 2016.

The Coach: Daniel Redfern enters his third season as head coach of the Whitworth men's tennis program in 2025-26. He holds an 13-29 overall record and 11-13 Northwest Conference mark. Redfern was a two-year standout player for the Pirates, earning first team All-Northwest Conference honors in 2011 and 2012 after transferring to Whitworth from Skagit Valley College.

Looking ahead: The Whitworth men hit the road to play at Puget Sound and Willamette on March 7-8.